The Bastard

IMPOTANT

A/N: Hey all. There are a few things I see I must explain. Firstly I think radio’s were around at the time, if they weren’t then just look at it as a slip on my part…I won’t change it unless one of you asks me to. Secondly…in old England husbands and wives had different bedrooms and the husband visit the wife in hers…so like someone pointed out Sasuke was worried about Ino seeing him naked and finding him out, but not about Ino finding them together…well I forgot to explain that it was afternoon right after lunch if I might add and Sasuke fell asleep not Naruto…so Naruto could leave at anytime, whereas Sasuke won’t know how long he’ll sleep, so the night dress was a precaution. Thirdly, Sasuke might turn out to be seme after all. I can never decide if he should be seme or Naruto should so I might even make this a SasuNaruSasu. And just because Naruto takes the initiative here doesn’t mean that Sasuke won’t be dominant during their first time. Fourthly, the complaint that Sasuke is becoming too girly…well it’s a just a side of Sasuke I’d like to bring out…but you’ll have manly Sasuke back in this chapter. So don’t worry about it ok? That’s all thank you for reading it!

Chapter 8:

Konohamaru was glad to be back. He loved London that was where he had been born. Then they had moved to Bordeaux…their inn hadn’t been doing to well, but his Cap’n Naruto had helped a lot and thanks to him, everyone had been saved. Konohamaru looked up to Naruto. The blonde was like a brother to him. Konohamaru wanted to be like Naruto…he remembered how two years ago when he was twelve he had followed the Captain like a lost puppy. Naruto looked on him like a brother…he had never been dealt with unfairly by the blond.

He whistled a soft tune as he made his way to his friend’s house in one of the slummier districts of the city. The streets were silent…it was about seven at night and everyone in this part of town was either having supper or turning in early. Konohamaru was not too worried, he could handle anyone. Suddenly he started to feel uneasy.

He looked around carefully and then resumed his walk seeing that no one was around. But he did walk a little faster. As he looked around more and more, he bumped into someone. Before he could look up, two hands closed around his mouth and a sharp pain jolted through his head. Konohamaru crumpled.

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They were at Almacks once more…this time because Lady Nara wanted to have a dance party. Sasuke was thoroughly bored of being a woman by now. It was a lot of fun to do so in small doses, but to be confined to skirts all the time was a dreadfully boring as well as uncomfortable. Things had been a bit awkward after the incident which occurred after Naruto’s fight with the Hyuuga’s. Of course they were back to talking, but both of them were keeping a strict guard on their emotions, even though they did let go sometimes.

Sakura was being severely annoying, but she was the only amusement Sasuke could get. He wasn’t being himself…or Kiara’s self now…being excessively frustrated going as far as to snap at Naruto or Ino in private. He wanted to be back aboard the nine tails or at his mansion in pantaloons or breeches and shirts with neck cloths. He knew that even if he did leave he would have to come back to get Orochimaru, but at least he‘d be free of skirts for a while.

Sasuke watched as Naruto brought him a drink. The blonde was avoiding the Hyuuga’s and Lord Hiashi wasn’t even deigning to speak to him. For some reason it seemed to grate on Sasuke’s nerves. They were Naruto’s family…and this rift was because of him. Sasuke wondered why he was feeling tired and defeated. This front he had to put up was tiring, he had to constantly watch everything he did and everything he said. The whole awkwardness with Naruto was pressurizing him too….he didn’t have a shoulder to lean on or anyone to laugh with anymore. Naruto just wouldn’t be alone in the same room with him, unless there were some pressing matter to attend to. The blonde had even gone to church for a confession about his feelings towards another man!

Sasuke sighed. Whatever he did, Naruto wasn’t going to give in to his feelings. In the end it would just be one lost cause. Sasuke didn’t care about religion anymore…he knew he loved Naruto, loved him a lot…and he knew he didn’t care about what god thought…because if sodomy was bad, then god wouldn’t have created it or let it bloom in the first place. Even if the devil had made it so…god could have found a way to stop it. He grimaced as he saw Naruto stop in the act of bringing im a drink to talk to his friends.

“Lady Kiara…may I have a word with you?” Sasuke turned around to see Hinata looking at him.

He schooled a smile onto his face. “Yes you may Lady Hyuuga, what can I do for you?”

“I just wanted to apologize for the way my father treated you at ‘The Hidden Leaf’. He said some very uncalled for things…you must understand that it came as a shock to us. Naruto has been a childhood friend of mine and…my family always thought we might marry. I am sorry.” Hinata looked down.

“I understand. I am sorry to have taken your happiness away Lady Hinata, but now that cannot be helped. I love Captain Naruto…more than he can ever know. Well, I always say…never lose hope. Do not worry; maybe things will turn out all right in the end.” Sasuke smiled gently at her. She smiled back and they made some small talk…Sasuke hardly paying attention, because he absorbed in the thought that if Naruto didn’t accept his feelings, then the farce would have to end early. He would find another way to bring Orochimaru to justice.

Then he looked at Hinata who was being really sweet just now and wondered if he was doing right in taking Naruto away from her. He made sure that he had a smile on his face and that the sinking feeling he had did not show.

Naruto came up to them, surprised to see Hinata talking to Sasuke. He didn’t like the small smile that Sasuke had as he talked to the dark haired young woman. Both of them turned to him.

“Oh Naruto…you got my drink at last. I was wondering if I was going to get it before the evening was done.” Sasuke took the wine from him, wishing he could have gotten something stronger like a whisky and splash.

Naruto looked at Hinata with cold eyes. “Lady Hyuuga…nice to see you. What can we do for you?”

Hinata looked hurt at the cold voice. “I was just apologizing to Kiara, about my father’s behaviour the last time we met. I am so very sorry about that Naruto.”

Naruto looked away with a frown. “I do not need your apology. I request that you stay away from my fiancée and I, my Lady.”

Sasuke frowned. “Naruto, they are like your family! After all she is apologizing…”

Naruto glared at him. “Please stay out of this. This between me and Lord Hyuuga, the matter is none of your concern. Lady Hinata, I regret to inform you that I am not as kind hearted as my fiancée. Kira…we had better get going.”

Sasuke glared at Naruto as the blonde ushered him to the carriage. He couldn’t help feeling angry that Naruto had just snubbed him like that…after all they were arguing about him. Hiashi had insulted Sasuke which is why Naruto was not on talking terms with him. The moment they entered the house Sasuke went to his room.

Naruto heard the door slam and frowned. Now what stupid thing is the bastard going to do? He walked up and knocked, hearing no answer Naruto tried the door, it swung open. Sasuke was pulling on black breeches. Naruto gaped for a moment and then shut the door and locked it.

“Ye gods, Uchiha! What do you think you are trying to pull? You go out like that and the farce is over. You are lucky that Ino is to come back with Sakura or you would have been found out.” Naruto glared at him.

Sasuke slammed his fist down on the table. “What if I want the bloody farce to be over? I am sick of trotting around in skirts! I am sick of having to bow and scrape to a dozen people who I cannot even pretend to like and I’m tired of you acting like I’m a woman!” He slammed Naruto against the door and kissed him.

“Whatever disguise I may have to pull I am not a woman, Uzumaki…I am not really your docile fiancée, stop trying to boss me around! Do you understand?” Sasuke snarled his eyes boring into the blue ones.

“Yes I do understand…but you haven’t turned away my attentions or given me to understand that they disgust you.” Naruto caught hold of Sasuke’s collar.

Sasuke wrenched away from the blond’s grip. “That is because they do not disgust me in the least! How can I make you understand? You cannot understand because you are not the one parading around in skirts because those close to you fear for your life! You are not the one who is being ignored at times because the man you like is too Christian to admit his bloody feelings.”

Sasuke looked at the blond, in frustration. “I do not know how to get rid of this damned feeling I have got…I feel like a prisoner and you are not helping me here. You know what? Your advances do not disgust me at all…in fact I want those bloody advances and if you do not advance I will! Right now! Like this!”

And with that Sasuke caught hold of the captain and whirled him onto the bed, kissing him with male ferocity. Naruto started to feel light headed as the Uchiha kissed the daylights out of him. The dark haired man’s weight up on him felt really good. He tried to hold onto something and ended up holding onto Sasuke’s bare back. It just struck him that this was not ‘Kiara’ who was kissing him like this, but a very male and very dominant Sasuke. But before the thought could go further, Sasuke began pulling off his neck cloth and undoing his coat.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Sasuke was off him without a word, disappearing into the dressing room. Naruto straightened his collar trying to hide his neck cloth and opened the door. It was Iruka…looking pale and disheveled.

“Captain, I am sorry to bother you, but this was given to us a little while earlier. If it were not urgent I would not have come.” Iruka looked grim. As he handed Naruto an envelope. The blond tore open the envelope and glanced through its contents.

Dear Captain Uzumaki,

The boy Konohamaru is to be a guest at my humble home, until you feel the need to come and collect him. There is no doubt about the fact the if you fail to arrive here and ‘rescue’ him, I can find another use for the boy…I am badly in need of a new target to shoot at.

In hopes of seeing you soon.

Zabuza Momochi

Naruto cursed. “Damme! I will have to leave immediately. Haku! It must have been him…he is the only one who knows how close Konohamaru and I are! I have to get him back!”

Iruka frowned. “That we have to do…but I cannot let you go! Not into such an obvious trap! Let one of us go…you know we can do it!”

Naruto glared at him. “Nothing is more important to me than Konohamaru’s safety! I will not jeopardize it! I must go Iruka…even if I die in the process.”

Iruka shook his head stubbornly. “I am not letting you go to Spain! You will not do so. I have taken care of you since you first set foot on prince Jiraiya’s ship and I vowed to protect you. This time I will not take anymore of your pigheadedness.”

“You will let him go, Iruka. I will be with him; we will go together and retrieve the boy. I will not let Naruto get killed.” A soft voice interrupted them. Iruka turned and his jaw dropped. It was a woman! What good would a woman be in battle? An unpleasant image of Lady TenTen came to mind and he mentally apologized to her.

“Sasuke, you will not accompany me anywhere! I will not have you face Zabuza again!” Naruto looked mutinous.

Iruka stared. “My…Lord? Oh my god…” he stated weakly. Sasuke did not bother to reply.

“Naruto, either I go with you or you do not go at all and risk the boy’s safety. I told you, I am not fragile and I have held my own against Haku…I was not the one who was hurt and carted back to England! I told you time and time again I will not be ordered around, either I go with you or I follow you. You can make the choice.” Sasuke smoothed his skirts. “Let us be off soon so I can get out of these abominable skirts!”

Naruto gave Sasuke a long look, which was defiantly returned and then nodded. Leaving a note for Ino, explaining that the sea had called and Kiara had followed…they left.

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Naruto cast off the moment the got on the ship, without letting his crew talk too much about Sasuke in a dress! Sasuke disappeared into their cabin and thankfully pulled on a shirt and breeches. He put the ‘for now’ abhorred dresses into a box he had brought and shoved it under the bunk. He looked into the mirror hanging in the corner, eyeing his hair. It had grown past his shoulders now and suddenly it seemed to taunt him. Sasuke couldn’t help feeling a fit of anger take him. He looked around the room, his eyes coming to rest on a knife.

Picking it up he began to meticulously hack off locks of it, letting it flutter around him. “That’ll teach the bastard to think I’m a woman! His advances disgust me, eh? He said that right after I said I was not woman…did he advance because I looked like one?” No he advanced regardless of whether you were….he would have known you were not a woman after that little episode you had…his conscience taunted him.

The door opened and Naruto stepped in. the blond balked and then ran forward. “Sasuke…what in the name of god are you trying to do?” Sasuke hacked of the last long lock and tried to look at the back of his head. He ignored Naruto and placed the knife on the table and reached for the band box (luggage) he had brought with him. Pulling out a bottle of that unusual oil he had which made his hair stiff, he proceeded to make it stick up the way he liked it.

Naruto growled and placed a hand on his shoulders. “Sasuke, I want you to talk to me. Please…I want to know what is going on. Just….tell me please.”

Sasuke looked at Naruto. “Look, I do not know what is going on! All I know is that I do not want to be a woman anymore…I want my hair back the way it used to be, I want to wear pants and no shirt! And I want you to treat me like me. No more telling me to my own business or trying to protect me all right?” and I want you to love me for being a man!

Naruto sighed. “All right…none of that, except…I will want to protect you, Sasuke…you are my best friend! I do not want anything to happen to you! Oh dash it…I do not know. I can only hope you understand. Now I must see my crew and tell them what has been going on…then we can formulate a plan to get Konohamaru back.”

Sasuke nodded and watched the blond leave. The he looked away his fists clenched. “Friend…”

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Naruto placed his head in his hands, before looking up again. “All right, here is the plan. Sasuke and I will disembark at one of our secret villages at Spain. Then we will get disguised and make our way into the main land towards the capital. Then we’ll scout around and find Konohamaru.”

Kakashi nodded. “Though, I want to make a change in your plans. Iruka and I will be accompanying you. Iruka and I are inconspicuous and we are better at finding information than nobles. You two will pose as well off young men and Iruka and I as your servants…it is a better way of getting useful information.”

Iruka nodded. “Yes. Kakashi and I thought on it and it seems like a good idea. We are more used to roughing it than you are. But I think you should pose as two friends from a small country lord’s family. One of you can be adopted. We will just be the faithful servants following you around because you decided you wanted to see other countries. Since I speak Spanish better than you Captain…it would be better.”

Naruto frowned, but Sasuke nodded. “That is a good plan. It will be better if are four men, instead of two. Kakashi and Iruka are very good fighters Naruto…I do speak Spanish but I do not think you and I can pass off as anything less than well off men. We have that air about us. When will we reach this small Spanish village of yours?”

“By day after tomorrow. Fine then…what kind of disguise will we need?” Naruto asked looked supremely annoyed.

“Well, I think my Lord Sasuke has had enough of disguises….and Zabuza and Haku are the only ones who know him. All he will have to do his dump his noble air and loosen up a little. You, Captain…I think we can dye your hair…chestnut brown should suit…maybe you should grow a small beard as well…just a small one near your chin. That’s all I think.”

“That’s all!” yelled Naruto, slamming his hands down on the table. “That is not all! I will not die my beautiful blond hair another colour…I will not dye it, which will mar my beautiful face. I like my hair just as it is!”

Sasuke coughed dryly. “And I thought I was vain. Come on, you blond narcissist…we will dye your hair when we near the capital…is that all right with you? Sometimes disguises are necessary, or did you think I was wearing a dress because I wanted to?”

Iruka clapped, much to Naruto’s chagrin. “Perfectly said my Lord. The Captain can act like a child sometimes. We will get going now that we have a skeleton of a plan. Please have a good sleep…you must rest all you can now.”

The two servants disappeared and Sasuke sat down on his bunk with a sigh. He did not want to deal with Naruto now and had been hoping that the servants would have stayed a little more. He looked up to see the blond looking at him. He felt like he had to say something, when he saw the blond’s concerned look.

“Do not worry Naruto…we will get Konohamaru back. It is all just a matter of time. You should sleep…you look tired.” Sasuke gave him a ghost of a smile. He felt the old broody feeling making its way back into his heart. It had gone away for a while, when he had believed things were getting better between him and Naruto, he had actually laughed and smiled…it had felt good, but now he just did not want to do that anymore.

He lay down on the bunk, forgetting that the blond was watching him. Being with Naruto would hurt…if they got any closer; Sasuke knew he would not be able to control these feelings he had for the blond. And if they were not returned then he knew it would be painful; he would not be able to keep the friendship going. No until he was sure about the blond he needed to stop getting too close.

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Naruto watched Sasuke lie back on the bed. The brunette’s face was devoid of any emotion, save for the eyes which looked sad and contemplating. Naruto wondered what the matter was…Sasuke had been acting strange for the past two days. The blond frowned to himself...he knew that he had not been treating Sasuke the way he was usually wont to do…but that was because, he was extremely confused and unsure about his feelings for the man.

Naruto believed in God and when he was in London he went to church everyday. If the priests said this was a sin then it was! But even if it was, Naruto knew he could not bear to lose Sasuke. He wanted the raven haired man at his side, at least as a friend. But seeing Sasuke like this, he wondered if what he was doing was right. If this was a sin then why did god create men who loved their own gender?

What would happen if he just accepted his feelings? He knew that whatever he had felt was not for ‘Kiara’ but Sasuke himself…he could not delude himself about it…not after that time he’d forced himself on Sasuke…holding Sasuke’s manhood had given him a jolt that Sasuke was a man. He sweat dropped a little at that weird sentence. But Naruto was afraid of what would happen after or if he gave in. if they were found out, then it would be the end of them…they would lose everything they had and Ino…he couldn’t abandon Ino for his selfish feelings.

Naruto’s eyes traced Sasuke’s perfect face. His sister was his only blood relative; he could not bring himself to let her reputation to be sullied. Even if he waited till she was married, her chosen husband might reject her…that would be even worse. He shook his head a little and looked at Sasuke whose eyes had focused again. He found an unreadable expression in the raven haired man’s eyes.

“Naruto…you really should get some sleep. It is past midnight.” Sasuke said. Then he turned onto his side. “I am going to get some sleep at any rate…I need it.”

Naruto swallowed suddenly feeling uneasy. It was like a barrier had been erected between them and Sasuke was no longer by him. He noticed that the Earl’s back had a relaxed look which had not happened in the past few weeks…it struck Naruto that Sasuke had come to a decision. A decision, which might not be so pleasant.

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Naruto was out on the deck, half hour after the first rays of dawn. He was feeling a little depressed…today was a hard day to go through…Ino had always been with him during this particular day. And with all the tension there was with Sasuke he was wondering how to get through it. He was surprised to find Sasuke all ready there mopping the deck, exchanging friendly sort of banter with Genma was the latter wiped the deck. Naruto noticed that the Earl was not laughing or anything even if his manner was friendly. He walked a little closer to hear what was being said.

“I bin meanin t’ ask you what happen ta yer hair m’lord…ye look’d real purty in a dress!” Genma smiled at Sasuke mischievously.

Sasuke smirked. “Yes I know. I got called quite beautiful. About my hair…I cut it all off. Needed to feel like a man again…too many people mistaking me for a woman!” Sasuke’s face acquired a slightly feral look to it.

“Ah…had t’ control yer manly urges eh? Cor that would a bin hard…though I heard ye were quite the actor…takes its toll on ye though. You ain't lookin as well as ye used t’…. sims like ye lost a lot o weight” Genma looked a little concerned. “Haven’ ye bin eatin well?” Naruto’s eyes widened. Yes Sasuke was looking a little thinner…more delicate actually. He wondered how he had not noticed it before.

Sasuke looked a little taken aback Naruto noticed. Then he bit his lip. “I haven’t been too hungry…being stuck in bloody tight corsets can do that to you. But you need not look worried, Genma…I am perfectly fine.”

“I dunt care…I’m a gonna tell Iruka that ye need some fattenin up.” Genma said stubbornly. “Now we’d better finish up, before Cap'n comes. He’s gonna be surpris’d that ye actually did yer chore.”

Sasuke nodded and went back to mopping. Naruto decided it was time to come out of ‘hiding’. He strode forward almost checking in his step as the obsidian eyes looked up at him. Then they looked away again, back to the deck that was being mopped. Naruto fought the urge to look away too.

“Good morning Sasuke. Doing your chores like a good boy I see.”

Sasuke gave him a small glare. “I am not a child Naruto! And well I thought you would ask me to do this anyway so I thought I would finish it.” Naruto noticed that even though there was the small glare, the voice behind it was emotionless.

It chilled him slightly. The Uchiha had gone back to the way he had been before, minus the resentment. He did not want to see the stoic face again; he wanted those smiles and laughs which had lit up that beautiful face, back.

Then he realized that both Sasuke and Genma were looking at him strangely. Sasuke cleared his throat. “Anything wrong Naruto? You look….strange.”

Naruto shook his head. “I do not feel too well. A lightheaded feeling but I am sure it will pass. When you are finished Sasuke come on up will you, (he means the raised bit of the deck with the wheel on it.) I have a few things about the plan I want to discuss.”

Sasuke merely nodded and went back to mopping the deck. Naruto sighed and went up. Genma looked at each of them, sensing something had gone wrong in their short time on land. The Earl had shut himself up in a shell and the Captain was struggling to break through it.

Naruto bit his lip, trying to focus on the course they were heading on, but could not help focusing on the quiet raven haired young man who was swabbing the deck with a sad-ish look on his face. Apart from the longing feeling he had…to just go grab the man in a hug, he knew that it was wrong.

Suddenly Sasuke looked up, hurt flickering in his eyes. He put the mop back and then made his way up. Naruto wondered how to get that nice, friendly and happy atmosphere they had back, but he could come up with nothing.

“Yes, Naruto, what did you want to talk about? I thought we had gone over the plan all ready.” Sasuke asked the old indifferent, bored expression on his face.

“It is nothing. I forgot what I wanted to talk about. I am sorry.” Naruto answered dully. What he really wanted was some comfort right now. Suddenly he was not feeling too well. he wished Ino was here…h needed his family with him, if it want for Konohamaru’s predicament, he would have turned back to England.

Sasuke was about to nod and leave when something in Naruto’s eyes stopped him. Go…Uchiha just leave, you do not want any of this. You do not want to comfort or hear what is wrong with the bally man! You know you will get hurt if you do! Sasuke battled with his conscience and his instinct. “Naruto…what is wrong? Maybe you should let Ibiki steer.” Without giving the blond time to reply, he called to Ibiki and then took Naruto to the cabin.

He made the blond sit down on the bunk and then looked at him. “Anything I can do to help? Maybe you should just rest.”

Naruto looked away. “I am sorry. My mother…she passed away today and well, I am usually with Ino…she makes me feel better even though she does not remember our mother. I know I was only four, but she was everything to me. Some of the events which followed her death weren’t too nice either.”

Sasuke paused in the act of going to the door. Then he turned around, wondering what to do. He remembered the way Naruto had held him when he was feeling bad…they were still best friends…he had to do something. But he did not feel like doing anything. He got some of the strongest alcohol around. Naruto almost finished the bottle. Sasuke sat on Naruto’s bunk as the blond was on his.

“I am sorry.” He walked up to the blond and gingerly put an arm around him. If he did anymore then he could never put up another barrier, he could never block Naruto out.

Naruto just sat there. “You do not want to be here, Sasuke? I can feel it; I can see it in your eyes. Why are we like this? Why are you blocking me out? I have hurt you have I not?”

Sasuke frowned. “Naruto, you really need to sleep, you are intoxicated. And you are thinking silly things…nothing is wrong. Do you want to play a game of piquet? It will be relaxing.”

“No Sasuke, I do not want to play any games. Something is wrong. You do not want to be with me anymore do you? We are losing our friendship are we not? Just tell me Sasuke!” Naruto looked at him in anguish. Sasuke’s eyes widened at the tears he saw there.

“Naruto…”

“Dash it, Sasuke! Say something other than my name will you! You do not tell me anything now a days. Not after…” he blushed and looked away. “You hate me do you not? I want our friendship to work, please Sasuke….help me make it work!”

Sasuke stared at the blond, who now had tears running down his face. He was too intoxicated to care that he was crying it seemed. Sasuke could not help it. He bent down and kissed the blond, pushing him into the pillow forcefully. Naruto made a sound between a moan and a whimper. Sasuke clambered onto the bed straddling him. He swooped down for another kiss, his nimble fingers undoing the buttons on the ghastly peach colored shirt the blond had chosen to wear.

Naruto clutched at his shoulders, one hand moving up to muss his hair. “Mmmm….Sasuke, I liked it when your hair was long…not as long as before, but as long as it was when we first landed at Bordeaux. Why did you cut it?”

Sasuke effectively stopped his free flowing questions by kissing him again, letting his fingers trail down the blond’s stomach. He smirked as Naruto gasped slightly. “Shut up, idiot. This is not the time to be asking questions…” he growled lightly. “If you do, I will have to punish you…”

Naruto nodded, looking very different from the mature seeming Captain. He looked more like an innocent child…Sasuke had to kiss him once more, when he looked like that. He knew that Naruto would never remember any of this when he woke up. He knew that he was beyond his normal intoxication level. He let his fingers trail down Naruto’s cheek, before peppering his neck with small feather light kisses. Naruto groaned a little and then giggled softly.

“Sasuke bastard…that tickles, stop it. Stop it; I am feeling really sleepy Sasuke. Come sleep next to me?” he asked with a sweet smile that Sasuke could not resist. He wanted to take Naruto right then, feel his tightness all around him, but he refrained and licked his lips. He slid in beside the blond and slipped his arms around him, holding him to his chest.

He waited until Naruto’s breathing had slowed down, before stealing a chaste kiss from the blond. “Dash it, I love you, you idiot. I am so in love with you, but you will not accept any of it will you? How do you expect me to keep our friendship going if it will hurt me so?”

Sasuke slipped out of the bunk and paced. “I cannot keep acting. I know I am good, but it will kill me in the end. It is so odd for me to be nice to anyone! You are the only one who can get so many emotions to rise in me. You are the only one I want to be in,” he stopped blushing a little at how lewd that sounded. “I have never loved anyone like I have loved you. So I think that means I can give you the friendship you want back…maybe it will not kill me so much, to help you, eh?”

“Hn. Stupid cuckoo, getting worked up about nothing. You will not even let me go back to who I was…at least not with you! Well, have a nice rest.” Sasuke said as he sighed and walked out.

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When Naruto awoke it was late in the evening. He could hear sounds coming from the deck. Seemed like dinner was being served. He had had a strange dream that Sasuke had told him he loved him. Something about kissing was in there too. He shook his head….his imagination was going wild.

He stepped out and saw Iruka handing out plates. Sasuke looked at him and gave him a small smile. Naruto scratched his head and smiled back. He took a place next to Ibiki and Kotetsu.

“Iruka, why don ye give is lordship nother helpin? He has not bin eatin right!” Genma said loudly.

Iruka turned to Sasuke who moved his plate away. “Thank you for your concern, but I am not feeling very hungry…must be all those biscuits I ate!”

Naruto looked at Sasuke. “Hold out your plate, Uchiha. Come on Sasuke…you have to eat or I am not taking you tomorrow. I cannot have a weak bastard on my team!”

Sasuke glared at him, but he glared back. Then Sasuke sighed with an utterly defeated look in his eyes and extended his plate. After Iruka dumped another helping on it he walked away towards the deck. Naruto stared after him, wondering what that look was all about?

Oh no…now what is going to happen? I really didn’t like that look in his eyes…

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A/N: another chapter done I’m sticking to my fifteen page ones….the longer I write the faster this will end and there will be no suspense I guess. Neways tell me how you liked it. oh and drop in at my virtual restaurant…”Chilli” Itachi is the chef along with me…he cooked up the idea so I wouldn’t meet my boyfriend… (Sweat drop!) but the cool thing is we will make any thing you want anytime and give away free complimentary brownies…oh and you must if not to see Itachi in a flowery….i am the queen of cooking apron! Ja ne! To help me with any of my stories that you like or discuss it, visit my forum at http / www . fanfiction . net/ f/ 737158 / and dont forget to remove the spaces!

Taka